Coconut Creek Top Stories
By ZAHRA HUBER
July 26, 2024
COCONUT CREEK, FL – A new state school grades report released this week showed that nearly half of public schools in Coconut Creek improved their grades this year. The Florida Department of Education’s release of the 2024 grades showed that the grades went up at three Coconut Creek schools from ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - While you’d never realize that one of the best sandwich shops in Coral Springs is hidden inside a Grab’n Go convenience store on the far end of West Sample Road, Don Lucho's Cafe has been assembling top subs since the summer of 2019. This unique establishment offers a ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Sharkey’s Bar & Grill in Coral Springs is expanding to make room for growing crowds, coming for live music and dining. The owner, Richard “Richie” Kushner, said he plans to add another 1,200-square-feet to the 4,900-square-foot restaurant and live music venue by the ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - A brouhaha at the Dunkin’ Donuts on Coconut Creek Parkway last week involved a flying sandwich, airborne hot coffee, a bucket of rags and a broomstick-wielding employee, according to a police report. It all started with a confrontation between a 27-year-old female Dunkin’ ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - For the first time in more than a decade, Broward County Public Schools has received an “A” rating for the performance of students in its schools. The school district, which maintained an A-rating consistently in the early 2000s, dropped to a B-rating in 2012. However, ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - A Coconut Creek resident paid a handyman who made off with $7,000 and never came back to do the work, according to a police report. After paying the worker, the 53-year-old resident of the Centura Parc community waited from June 7 until July 21 before finally calling police ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - As part of the Coconut Creek Ambassador Program, city leaders are holding a safety night at 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 8 at the Government Center. The city’s fire and police departments will feature fire and police vehicles, K9 and police motorcycle demonstrations, bike helmet ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – On its website, the restaurant bills itself as the No. 1 in Italian and Brazilian cuisine, specializing in traditional foods of northern Italy and the street fare of Brazil. And it’s coming to Coconut Creek. Fornello Italian Cuisine is set to open in the Winston Park Center ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – A new coffee shop planning to open in Coconut Creek has dropped those plans. Foxtail Coffee Co. is no longer planning to open at 6750 State Road 7, according to Yvonne Lopez, a spokeswoman for the city of Coconut Creek. The chain had filed building permits with the city to ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - The city of Coconut Creek is holding its back-to-school movie night at 8 p.m. on Aug. 10 at the Butterfly Lot, which is just east of the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek. The event at 5280 NW 40 Street features a free drive-in screening of the movie Trolls Band ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Florida Rep. Christine Hunschofsky, who represents Coral Springs, Coconut Creek, and Parkland, is holding a town hall meeting on Tuesday to address community questions and concerns regarding major construction projects on Florida’s Turnpike, Sawgrass Expressway, Sample Road, and ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - A 77-year-old Coconut Creek woman recently had a motorcyclist punch out her rearview mirror in a road rage incident, according to a police report. At around 6:15 a.m. on July 9, the woman made a left onto Copans Road from NW 40 Street, driving up to the intersection of ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – The new ELLA café has opened at Pine Ridge Square shopping center on Wiles Road in Coral Springs. The café offers coffee, sandwiches, salads, and pastries in a “relaxing, home-like atmosphere,” said Mark Lopez, the company’s director of operations. “It’s a place for family ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – A 16-year-old girl told police she was raped by a 37-year-old Coral Springs man while in his car during a job break in Coconut Creek earlier this month, according to a police report. Coconut Creek police arrested Daniel Latorre on July 10, three days after the girl accused ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - A 49-year-old Coconut Creek woman recently reported that her car was broken into, and she lost about $16,000 in the theft, according to police. At around 4:15 p.m. on July 9, the woman called police about the break-in at the Marketplace at Hillsboro, which is at 4233 W.
PARKLAND, FL – Earlier this year, Drew and Janet Bartoszek took over a nursery in the middle of Parkland, and brought in thousands of trees, bushes, and plants to sell to the public. It was an expansion of the couple’s Gardening Angel Nursery business which they had started two decades earlier ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - Coconut Creek public elementary school and middle school students saw drops across the board in state tests after the pandemic, with the largest coming in math. But those scores have mostly recovered in state standardized test scores, according to the most recent Florida ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - Broward College Foundation is hosting its first pickleball challenge to raise money for student scholarships, educational programs, and student resources. The event will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6, at the Diadem Pickleball Complex on the Broward ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - Coconut Creek’s three public high schools have seen a steady increase in the state’s standardized test scores since a dramatic drop after the pandemic, according to new Florida Department of Education data. Coconut Creek High School leads the way with the increases in the ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Coral Springs police have made an arrest in the killing of 28-year-old Kinolee Gardner – a homeless man found shot dead in front of a business on Wiles Road on July 2. Police announced Tuesday the arrest of 25-year-old Christian Isaiah Davis in Uniontown, Pa., which is ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - In the fight against the expansion of the Monarch Hill Landfill, Coconut Creek city leaders are pinning hopes on the county’s new solid waste authority and its master plan. They have implored the Broward County commission to wait on the authority’s regional solid waste ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - Following a fatal crash involving a 6-year-old in May, Coral Springs has asked Broward County and state transportation officials to review the safety of the intersection where the crash took place. City officials said they have requested a review of the left turn signal ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - For eight years, Angie Mendoza provided comprehensive care to children with special needs at a medical day care center in Miami. “We made a big difference in the lives of many children and their families,” said Mendoza, who is an occupational therapist. Now, Mendoza and ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - During the new school year, drivers speeding through Coconut Creek school zones could start seeing fines mailed to them after they’ve been caught by a new speed-detection system. Last week, the city’s five-member commission unanimously passed a local law that will allow for ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - Dumpling King, known for its North Miami Beach and Pembroke Pines locations, has opened a new restaurant in the Ramblewood Shopping Center, next to Wings Plus, in Coral Springs. This relaxed Chinese eatery operates with counter ordering, but the food is served at the table by ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – A 57-year-old Coconut Creek resident faces charges for allegedly stealing more than $100,000 from a Fort Lauderdale company. According to an arrest warrant, Lynn Davila is charged with grand theft of more than $100,000, fraudulent use of personal identification information, ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Coconut Creek leaders have approved a nearly six-figure contract to redo the city’s website, and defended their decision. “First off, I guess we're in a world now where over the past few years, we have multiple people that chime in through social media on contracts, on ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Step inside Cookiehead Bakery in Coral Springs, and you enter a place of delicious treats and captivating stories – a “magical experience,” which is the brainchild of bakery veteran Gary Schwartzberg. The sweet scent of cookies, nitro iced coffee, and milkshakes fills the ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - Coconut Creek property owners may be on the hook for a larger tax bill from their city government starting on Oct. 1, the next fiscal year. City administrators asked the five-member governing commission for a green light to alert the Broward County Property Appraiser’s ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - A 63-year-old Wynmoor resident recently reported to Coconut Creek police that a California-based company stole $48,000 from her after she invested in its crypto scheme. The woman came to the police station on July 3 to report the crime, according to a police report. She ...